The Trail Blazers lost their third consecutive game in demoralizing fashion Wednesday night at the Verizon Center, falling to the previously winless Washington Wizards. The Blazers fell to 6-9 on the season and became a footnote in NBA history.

Cold shooting continues for Lillard: Rookie point guard Damian Lillard, who had been so dynamic and so fun to watch for most of the early season, continued his recent ice-cold shooting on Wednesday night. Lillard, who entered the game having made just 8 of 30 shots in his previous two games, was 6 of 21 from the field against the Wizards. At one point, he was 4 for 18 as his jumper failed him and he could not convert countless contested drives to the basket. He finished with 20 points and five assists. As a team, the Blazers shot 35 percent from the field.

Matthews equally cold: Meanwhile, as Lillard struggled, backcourt Wesley Matthews was just as frigid. Matthews, who strained ligaments in his right thumb against the Detroit Pistons, clearly felt the effects of the injury against the Wizards as he made just 2 of 10 shots, including 1 of 8 three pointers. Sasha Pavlovic played substantial fourth-quarter minutes in place of the ailing Matthews, who finished with six points.

Losers no more: The Wizards avoided becoming the 13th team in NBA history to start a season 0-13. They joined the 1997-98 Denver Nuggets as the only teams in NBA history to notch their first win in Game No. 13. The NBA’s longest losing streak to open a season is held by the New Jersey Nets, who lost 18 in a row to start the 2009-10 season.

Stuck in neutral: The fast-paced, free-flowing offense that coach Terry Stotts promised when he was hired as coach was nowhere to be seen for most of Wednesday’s game in Washington. And one of the biggest surprises was the lack of fastbreaks from the Blazers, who finished with just 1 fastbreak point.